Sep 28, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min · 16 segments
This week Evan is joined by Naomi Higgins, Taylor Griffiths and Gabbi Bolt to talk about Big Walk and ads in games! Make sure you subscribe! ►…
Naomi HigginsGuestGabby BoltGuest
Taylor GriffithsGuestBut first, what do you think of this? Microsoft has just patented a system that uses AI to monitor your gameplay to determine the best time to show you ads.
Each time it stops the game to show you an ad, you get rewarded with a duration of ad-free gameplay.
What? Huh?
no, that's...
You
That's
what's quite evil about that? They know that the ad is bad then, inherently.
a reward that you're not seeing an ad... because the payment is you're seeing an ad so that's like saying something's free if you spend money yeah
basically
i guess so they're talking about like a bit of like an ad credit system
okay
i already do this in my games that i play on my phone that i get addicted oh yeah you
But first, what do you think of this? Microsoft has just patented a system that uses AI to monitor your gameplay to determine the best time to show you ads.
Each time it stops the game to show you an ad, you get rewarded with a duration of ad-free gameplay.
What? Huh?
no, that's...
You
That's
what's quite evil about that? They know that the ad is bad then, inherently.
a reward that you're not seeing an ad... because the payment is you're seeing an ad so that's like saying something's free if you spend money yeah
basically
i guess so they're talking about like a bit of like an ad credit system
okay
i already do this in my games that i play on my phone that i get addicted oh yeah you
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